Stade Roland Garros
Tennis venue in Paris, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stade Roland Garros (French pronunciation: [stad ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]; "Roland Garros Stadium") is a complex of tennis courts, including stadiums, located in Paris that hosts the French Open. That tournament, also known as Roland Garros, is a Grand Slam tennis championship played annually in late May and early June. The complex is named after Roland Garros (1888–1918), a pioneering French aviator, and was constructed in 1928 to host France's first defence of the Davis Cup. The 13.5-hectare (34-acre) complex contains twenty courts,[1] including three large-capacity stadiums; Les Jardins de Roland Garros, a large restaurant and bar complex;[2] Le Village, the press and VIP area; France's National Training Centre (CNE); and the Tenniseum, a bilingual, multimedia museum of the history of tennis.
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Location | 16th arrondissement, Paris, France |
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Public transit | Porte d'Auteuil ![]() ![]() Michel-Ange–Molitor ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Capacity | 15,000 (Court Philippe Chatrier) 10,068 (Court Suzanne Lenglen) 5,000 (Court Simonne Mathieu) |
Surface | "Clay" (see text) |
Opened | 1928 |
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Fédération Française de Tennis |